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This marks the first year for an expanded appeals period in Orleans Parish, where previously property owners have had a two-week period to dispute valuations. Long lines and waits at City Hall prompted Williams to request a change in state law from the Louisiana Legislature to allow a longer period.

A bill to allow New Orleans hotels to add a 1.75 percent assessment to room rates, generally for the purpose of tourism marketing, earned committee backing this morning and just needs the Louisiana House’s approval to become law. Convention and Visitors Bureau CEO Stephen Perry explains what’s in the law — and what’s not.

A proposed 1.72 percent charge on New Orleans hotel guests tax might never see the light of day if the Capitol’s fiscal conservatives hold firm in their opposition to all new taxes, or if the proposal becomes a dispensable bargaining chip in the broader state budget debate.

The annual “open rolls” period from Aug. 1 to Aug. 15 is when property owners can argue their assessments directly with the assessor, and Assessor Erroll Williams’ citywide property revaluations have resulted in many objections.

I tell my borrowers that when the appraiser comes to their home, it is their responsibility to be the advocate for their home. An appraiser will typically pull comparables of past sales in the subject’s neighborhood before visiting, but only the owners can tell the appraiser of the upgrades they did. Only the owners can tell the appraiser of the new bathroom they installed or new hardwood floors and granite countertops.